Saleen Performance Cars Company

The number of California auto manufacturers will double this morning as performance-car tuner Steve Saleen--clearly focusing on the new high-tech and energy wealthy of the world--unveils an all-new "American super car" he says he will build and sell from his headquarters in Irvine.

The number of California auto manufacturers will double this morning as performance-car tuner Steve Saleen--clearly focusing on the new high-tech and energy wealthy of the world--unveils an all-new "American super car" he says he will build and sell from his headquarters in Irvine.

Mustang modifier Saleen Performance Inc., which turns Ford's pony car into a snorting stallion, has bowed to the inevitable and entered the leasing business. Used to be, you could only purchase a new Saleen Mustang at one of the handful of Ford dealers the Irvine-based performance car shop has licensed as Saleen outlets.

Mustang modifier Saleen Performance Inc., which turns Ford's pony car into a snorting stallion, has bowed to the inevitable and entered the leasing business. Used to be, you could only purchase a new Saleen Mustang at one of the handful of Ford dealers the Irvine-based performance car shop has licensed as Saleen outlets.